webfact Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Thailand cracks down on rogue monks who indulge in sex, scams, transvestism BANGKOK - Thailand's Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) has launched a nationwide crackdown on rogue monks who indulge in sex, scams, transvestism and politics. Police lieutenant general Thitiraj Nhongharnpitak said that 95 monks who are suspected of damaging the image of monks and Buddhism will be prosecuted if they are found to have broken the law, reported The Bangkok Post. "This is the first group the CSD is looking into and it will keep watching for more. If they breach the monastic code of conduct, they will be asked to leave the monkhood. They will face legal action, too, if they break the laws," he said. Full story: http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/thailand-cracks-down-on-rogue-monks -- THE STRAITS TIMES 2017-12-04 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezzra Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 In order to really, really and again, really clean up the mess and the shame of those who wear the saffron robs and engage in many vices, a wider and dipper cleansing needed of those who call themselves monks, and no need to say more.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orton Rd Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 See them everyday in the Mall buying the latest gadgets, most of them could not actually hack it as real monks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Real Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Good for the unemployment percentage. This is going to be such a big and long work, so they will surely need 120 people extra to just deal with this problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuaBS Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 What will be the punishment ? A wai and a couple of months ... as a monk in a Wat ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colabamumbai Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 And the monk with the money from the temple in Bangkok who they could not find, where is he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunroaming Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 4 hours ago, webfact said: Thailand's Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) has launched a nationwide crackdown on rogue monks who indulge in sex, scams, transvestism and politics. Need to be careful here. Take out all the rogue monks and the Wats will be empty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamyai3 Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 4 hours ago, webfact said: rogue monks who indulge in sex, scams, transvestism and politics Perhaps the only place in the world where you can find all of the above in one package Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunroaming Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 1 minute ago, lamyai3 said: Perhaps the only place in the world where you can find all of the above in one package House of Lords maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamyai3 Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 (edited) 2 hours ago, Colabamumbai said: Edited December 4, 2017 by lamyai3 Deleted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvr181 Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 3 hours ago, Colabamumbai said: And the monk with the money from the temple in Bangkok who they could not find, where is he? More kudos to RTP for actually harvesting the low hanging fruit. Could be that anything else is in the "too hard" basket or the "pre-paid no idea about that" basket? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jools Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 I would pay good money to see a transvestite monk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Lawrence Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 2 hours ago, lamyai3 said: Perhaps the only place in the world where you can find all of the above in one package The Vatican? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anon789561 Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 some actually talk a lot of sense. i like listening to ajahn jayasaro not young people getting off criminal charges, real monks of which i count jayasaro as one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Lawrence Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 28 minutes ago, Jools said: I would pay good money to see a transvestite monk. Alter boys got to see some of them for free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 23 minutes ago, Chris Lawrence said: 52 minutes ago, Jools said: I would pay good money to see a transvestite monk. Alter boys got to see some of them for free. Forgive me for asking, but was the spelling "alter" intentional, as opposed to 'altar', when talking about a transvestite monk? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
off road pat Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 5 hours ago, dunroaming said: House of Lords maybe? oh soo good one !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surangw Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 save the tax payers some money, let the cult sort itself out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gracas Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Looks like it is going to become a dull life for the Monks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djayz Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 11 hours ago, lamyai3 said: Perhaps the only place in the world where you can find all of the above in one package Catholic church? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankyFreedom Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 Haha! Wonder how long it will take them to nab that abbot who decided to give me some "hands on" meditation training on the porch of his kuti while I was stopping for a cup of tea outside of Nong Khai last week. Perhaps I drop by and slip this article under his hut door tomorrow before I roll the mountain bike over the border and never come back to this vortex... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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